I won 2 cuttings of CdDB and then paid 20$ promptly last night .  

I check my email this morning and seller had cancelled order.  Has this ever happened to anyone else?

So now if sellers don't get expected price they can cancel now?  

The excuse is, they don't have them in stock.
How does one not know they don't have 2 cuttings when they only had 4 for sale in the first place, very fishy!

Something to think about, lets face it, most of the bidding done on Ebay for cuttings are people on this forum.

Hey Don, sometimes we hate to post names but we need to be aware of problem sellers. Check to see if they are ever relisted. There are two sellers that have the same first name, I purchased from one, terrible cuttings, advertised as fresh, bark peeled off, he did give a refund and not advertise as fresh anymore, the other refused to post picture of the plant and the mother plant. Does anyone have info on the Korina ebay sellers?

i'd say it is a good thing. at least 5 years have not passed and you did not find out that they are actually Brown Turkey or else.

I think the seller has explaining to do...??? Ebay has its Good Bad and Ugly. I believe you can ask the seller for an explanation. I saw that CCD Blanc listing, very tempting. So the next question is do we tell everyone on the forum who is a bad seller and a bad buyer...??? I don't know.???

The seller has to be exposed to entire forum members.
Everybody needs to know of a "gone wrong" transaction and sale. So others can benefit from the thread, otherwise why talk about it.
I have avoided eBay altogether, unless I know the seller really well.

Edit: Same time...a good seller has to be mentioned, cherished and supported, specially if they are a forum member and we know them. Honesty has to be reworded.

Someone should start a thread with just ebay experiences, no chit chat allowed. I know I just posted my first cuttings on ebay (tdepoala) and when I looked to see who else had cuttings out there I couldnt believe some of the fishy items.

I saw the two Korinas as well, immediate red flag. For me, if they dont post a fig4fun id, I dont buy.

Grasa- You are so right, way to put it into perspective.

I admit I was pretty angry, and I did want to post their name here (still thinking about it), but in truth I'm not perfect and I would hate to be forever judged by a discretion I once did. I did get a full refund. If they re-list them, you bet I will call them out here.

I think I'm officially an addict, I'm taking cuttings too seriously.

I can say I've had nothing but good Ebay interactions with Hermansur, KK, and Mnedelcu. 

Johnyq- The only problem I see with that is for example my Ebay Id predates my forum id by almost 12 years.  So do I start a new Ebay id  just for cuttings, plants and give up my 100% feedback...surely i'm not the only one who values a feedback...and start with 0 feedback, tough call. 

Johnyq627- Oh, you mean list figs4fun id in Ebay ad, duh, not necessarily the id.  

Yes that is a good idea.

That's a shame Don. I would never do that as this is a tight nit community. I have my suspicions on a few sellers that have already been mentioned,but most are honest.

I always put my F4F ID in my listings so people can check me out.  There are at least 3 threads listing trusted and not so trusted ebay sellers  Search on ebay.  An auction can have a reserve where the seller starts the bidding at any amount but unless the bidding goes over the reserve price the item isn't sold.  Setting a reserve in advance is an accepted practice.  Canceling an auction is not.

However, I have lots of cuttings waiting for shipment and branches waiting to be cut up.  If I started an auction on ebay and then when it's time to ship found a cutting to be dried out, wrinkled or having the slightest bit of mold I'd cancel the sale rather than send the item.  I'd contact the buyer, let them know and send photos if they wanted.  Some buyers might say, "Send them anyway".

I am Ciaow on ebay.

Getting someone to trust you is a very precious thing... I would be willing to bet that over 95% of the people here are very honest, as with anything, we are going to have a few Liars and Rats ; )

I believe the same seller also cancelled my order this morning after I won the bid on two Col De Dame B cuttings last night on eBay. I still mad even though he refund my $25. I wish some way we can black list seller like this on eBay.

Panamajack

Phoenix Zone 9b

I would just stay away from eBay unless you know the seller by trying them in past or from any reputable forum like here.
Other than that we always got each other...
I never mind sharing all my available cuttings (you guys know that...) and many more seasoned members have always been generous to me and other members.

I still think the shady deals and cancelations should be reported here immediately so we can all know about it.
My "supposedly" Goji Berry rooted cuttings turned out to be not even eatable pomegranate bushes. Kiss the $40 goodbye !!

I got rotted cuttings a month ago from korina. I opened the bag and an awful smell just came out of the bag. The bark was mush

are korina77-2008 and svet_vasyl-2008 the same person???

I bought two black madeira starters from svet_vasyl-2008 and on their paypal and email the name korina was in both accounts names???

The package I received from svet_vasyl-2008 said it came from Brooklyn, NY???

Any questions I've sent both of these were answered with vague replies. Such as I got the cuttings from someone in a trade. And I have requested photos of their mother plant, but so far nothing.

Tyler,
I have LARGE ones from China Town $19/Lbs, they have 3 size grades, 8, 12, 19
I was actually thinking of germinating some... when is a good time to do it?
Thanks for the advise.

The time is always "Now", you live in LA, remember? :)

Henry, sounds about right, I wish someone could tell if the varieties are true. every time I ask for photos he seems to be out of town, when does he find time to collect money and ship???? Very suspect if he could not provide photos.

LOL on the time is always now.

I look at a lot of cuttings on ebay and sometimes if it's a forum member I just contact them directly.  I did check some of the old threads to see what other buyers thought of the seller first.  There are a lot of new sellers but I just don't feel comfortable buying from them.  I guess it just seems odd that someone comes out of nowhere with all these desirable varieties.

One other thing.  Does it seem like there is a lot of Black Madeira on ebay? 

schaplin it is a shame and it takes at least a year to realize you dont have what you thought you were buying! I learned my lesson the hard way on my first black madeira and then coughed up some big money to make sure I got a real one.